Synonyms of squalor

squalor

noun

as in staining

very bad and dirty conditions

The family was living in squalor.

I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staining
• dinge
• dustiness
• foulness
• dirtiness
• sordidness
• messiness
• grubbiness
• uncleanliness
• dinginess
• griminess
• filthiness
• uncleanness
• insanitation
• soilage
• nastiness
• sloppiness
• squalidness
• untidiness
• discoloration
• impurity
• muddiness
• smuttiness
• impureness
• mussiness
• sootiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purity
• cleanliness
• spotlessness

Examples of squalor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those delays can result in dangerous gaps in information for judges charged with making sensitive decisions about the financial and physical welfare of wards — some of whom, ProPublica found, have ended up living in squalor, including one woman who endured bedbugs, rats and no heat for years. —Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 8 Aug. 2024

People in Third World countries live in squalor, because their economies are non-existent. —Joseph "joe" Kaufman, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024

Such is the moral squalor of our geopolitical affairs. —Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024

Before long, Louis comes face-to-face with his ex-lover, who has been living in New Orleans (and presumably in squalor) for decades. —Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019